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Dreaded Christmas Ale

209 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Dave Dixon
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 1st 2018
1.064
1.009
7.2%
16.0
21.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.75 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 5.9%
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 90L0.75 lb Crystal 90L 33 90 5.9%
5.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 43.2%
2.25 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate2.25 oz Chocolate 34 425 1.1%
1.50 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent1.5 oz Black Patent 27 525 0.7%
5.50 lb German - Vienna5.5 lb Vienna 37 4 43.2%
12.73 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.23 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggle0.23 oz Fuggle Hops Plug 5.5 Boil 60 min 5.2 25%
0.46 oz Goldings - E.K.0.46 oz Goldings - E.K. Hops Plug 4.2 Boil 60 min 7.94 50%
0.23 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggle0.23 oz Fuggle Hops Plug 5.5 Boil 30 min 2.89 25%
0.92 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.92 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tbsp Cinnamon Spice Boil 5 min.
1 oz Ginger - Fresh Graded Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.6 qt Saccharification Rest Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
Sparge Infusion -- 170 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.57 22.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.59 26.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.68 g | 14.7 qt) 2.77 11.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.41 g | 29.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.34 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

When sparging bring 5 gallons into the boil kettle and stop sparg. Boil the 5 gallons of wort for 15 minutes to get good carmelazation stiring often. Then finish the sparge.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-01 18:15 UTC